WAKE UP with BWW 6/30/14 - Jimmy Awards, New 'Roxie', Shakespeare in America, Sing for Pride and More!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: CHICAGO gets a new Roxie, the Jimmys are tonight, go UP CLOSE with SUBMISSIONS ONLY, and talk Shakespeare will celebs at the Delacorte!

And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to David Alan Grier, who turns 58 today!

Three-time Tony nominee Grier last appeared on Broadway in 2012's The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. He has also starred in Race, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Dreamgirls and The First. His off-Broadway credits include One Touch of Venus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, King Richard III and A Soldier's Play.